Events news (updated 12 Jan 2020)
This page notifies recent additions and changes to events – both our own and selected external events. To keep up to date, you should also check the Notices page, where other news is reported....
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Notices (updated 15 Dec 2019)
This is the place for notices and short news items that will be of interest to members of the DA. You may also wish to look at the Events news page where new events...
Botany Section News. Issue 16, Aug 2018
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Botany Section News. Issue 15, Mar 2018
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Botany Section News. Issue 14, Sep 2017
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East Devon Branch celebrates 70 years
The East Devon Branch of The Devonshire Association was inaugurated seventy years ago on 4th November 1949 when twenty members met at Church House, Sidmouth. Formed to serve the surrounding towns and villages of...
President’s Symposium, October 2019
The subject of this year’s symposium was Exeter Cathedral. Held at Petroc College, Tiverton on Saturday 5 October, it was hosted by our 2019–20 President John Allan. Nowadays, after many generations of study, the...
Appeal to save Sir Charles Lyell’s Scientific Notebooks
The Devonshire Association and particularly its Geology section is keen to support the following appeal from the University of Edinburgh. “The University of Edinburgh is currently trying to acquire the scientific notebooks of the...
Tavistock & West Devon Branch report: Feb to Jun 2019
Our winter season continued with two popular talks on local issues. Paula Clarke, the current engagement officer at Castle Drogo, brought a depth of knowledge and an enthusiastic approach to her excellent presentation in...
Exeter Branch Report: Mar to May 2019
On Wednesday 13th March (2019), former economist and journalist Philip Agar gave a fascinating talk at the Mint Methodist Church Centre (Exeter) based on his latest book Stumbling through wartime childhood*, which is part...